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Link to Yesterday's General Chat in case anyone had unfinished business there ;)
We bought a house with a pretty nice above ground pool last year. We used the pool about 3 times last year. This year, I spent a ridiculous amount of time and money getting it ready for use, and warm enough water, and we've used it about 3 times this year :) The water is too cold already, so I'm now pumping the water out to water our severely dry lawn and plants. Next year I'm turning it into a deer-proof garden :)
Be careful with the pool water. Don't water your plants with it unless the chlorine has completely left the water and the water starts turning a little green. Then it will be ok.
I made the mistake of using my clean, chlorinated pool water to water some flowers in pots near the pool rather than drag the hose to water them. The pool water immediately caused them to look wilted and pale, like they'd been given poison! How dumb of me!
I waited about a week from the last time any chlorination was done, and it seemed to be ok. What all the other chemicals I had to add this summer might do to the plants is another thing :) (so far, no sign of plant harm to what I watered all ready)
That is a great idea! We had one of those a couple years ago and it there was a lot of upkeep! No to mention all the leaves and flipping acorns in it and underneath.
I built a PVC frame to hold up a tarp to keep the leaves off in the fall last year. I bought a special pool tarp, but without the frame, it sagged, creating a leaf and rain catcher :) Despite my efforts, the rain STILL collected enough to make it sag, and eventually the PVC bent and even broke. I also filled gallon water bottles with salty water (half filled) to float on the surface and protect the pool from the water freezing (I didn't want to pay for another 5,000 gallons of city water). That worked, but all things considered, just not even close to worth keeping it as a pool. I'm looking forward to a real garden next year!